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Re:The Tragic Downfall of National Geographic by samrjack on Friday June 30, 2023 @08:19AM (#36533560)
Do you have specific examples of what you mean by “concentrated on political correctness”? I absolutely agree that they dumbed down their content, but I think that’s more of a misguided push to appeal to a more general audience which just alienates their original core base. I remember seeing stuff like Doomsday Preppers being advertised several years ago which seemed antithetical to the magazines I remember my dad getting when I was a kid. It’s all quite sad…
Re:The Tragic Downfall of National Geographic by eesmith on Friday June 30, 2023 @08:46AM (#36533880)
Same here.

I'm especially confused given how Fox - not particularly known for its (left-leaning) political correctness - bought National Geographic in 2015, and partnered with Nat Geo back in 1997 to start the National Geographic Channel.

Re:The Tragic Downfall of National Geographic by jrh3 on Friday June 30, 2023 @08:59AM (#36534053)
I think it was more about generating headlines and causing a stir so they could stay relevant. The politics part was just a tool.